Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 11, 2000
Submitted
June 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N968DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53161
Aircraft time
26,949 hours, 21,417 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
21,401 hours, 17,005 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Blown
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, B
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AT APPROX 2500 FT AFTER T/O, MASTER CAUTION WITH ASSOCIATED NR 2 ENG B LOOP LIGHT ILLUM. SHORTLY THERE AFTER NR 2 ENG FIRE HANDLE ILLUM WITH ASSOCIATED FIRE LIGHTS. PULLED THROTTLE BACK AND LIGHTS WENT OUT. RAN POM PROCEDURES AND LANDED. TWO PAX REPORTED A BURNING MECHANICAL SMELL AND A POP AFTER TAKEOFF. FOUND NR 1 ENG ANTI-ICE VALVE DUCT BLOWN. REPLACED SAME.

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